What years did Denny Lemaster play?

Denny Lemaster played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1972.

Was Denny Lemaster a pitcher?

Yes. Denny Lemaster pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1305 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Denny Lemaster hit?

Denny Lemaster hit 4 career home runs with 72 hits.

What was Denny Lemaster's career batting average?

Denny Lemaster batted .130 over his career, with 72 hits in 552 at bats.

How many RBI did Denny Lemaster have?

Denny Lemaster drove in 36 runs in his career.

What was Denny Lemaster's career ERA?

Denny Lemaster finished with a 3.58 career ERA, going 90-105 with 1,305 strikeouts.

Denny Lemaster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1972)

Denny Lemaster was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1972 for 4 teams, including the Milwaukee Braves, a span of 11 seasons. Across 357 career appearances, he went 90-105 with a 3.58 ERA and 1,305 strikeouts. He also batted .130 with 4 home runs. Denny Lemaster was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1940.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 90–105

ERA 3.58

WHIP 1.29

SO 1,305

Pitcher PIV 1940.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 182 lb
Born: 2/25/1939 in Corona, CA, USA
Died: 7/24/2024 in Loganville, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-07-15
Last Game: 1972-06-21
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Denver Clayton Lemaster

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Career Pitching Statistics

Denny Lemaster — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
90	105	357	249	66	14	8	1787.2	1,703	712	184	600	1,305	3.58	1940.6

Career ERA 3.58 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Denny Lemaster Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1962	ML1	NL	3	4	17	12	4	1	0	86.2	75	29	32	69	3.01	3.96 (+24%)	151.8
1963	ML1	NL	11	14	46	31	10	1	1	237.0	199	80	85	190	3.04	3.46 (+12%)	-894.0
1964	ML1	NL	17	11	39	35	9	3	1	221.0	216	102	75	185	4.15	3.58 (-16%)	-59.9
1965	ML1	NL	7	13	32	23	4	1	0	146.1	140	72	58	111	4.43	3.50 (-27%)	686.1
1966	ATL	NL	11	8	27	27	10	3	0	171.0	170	71	41	139	3.74	3.52 (-6%)	-195.4
1967	ATL	NL	9	9	31	31	8	2	0	215.1	184	80	72	148	3.34	3.30 (-1%)	-609.9
1968	HOU	NL	10	15	33	32	7	2	0	224.0	231	70	72	146	2.81	2.98 (+6%)	1430.9
1969	HOU	NL	13	17	38	37	11	1	1	244.2	232	86	72	173	3.16	3.61 (+12%)	3602.0
1970	HOU	NL	7	12	39	21	3	0	3	162.0	169	82	65	103	4.56	3.89 (-17%)	-1972.8
1971	HOU	NL	0	2	42	0	0	0	2	60.0	59	23	22	28	3.45	3.47 (+1%)	-98.6
1972	MON	NL	2	0	13	0	0	0	0	19.2	28	17	6	13	7.78	3.26 (-138%)	-99.7
Career · 11 seasons			90	105	357	249	66	14	8	1,787.2	1,703	712	600	1,305	3.58	—	1,941

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Denny Lemaster — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
357	552	25	72	7	1	4	36	0	32	192	.130	.178	.168	.346	-3,371

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 47.3% below league average.

Career OBP .178 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 43.4% below league average.

Career SLG .168 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Career OPS .346 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Denny Lemaster Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	ML1	NL	17	33	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	20	.121	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	ML1	NL	46	74	5	14	1	0	2	3	0	19	.189	.246 (-23%)	.308 (-39%)	.371 (-24%)	.680 (-31%)	-353.6
1964	ML1	NL	39	67	2	9	1	0	0	6	4	25	.134	.250 (-46%)	.312 (-41%)	.377 (-61%)	.690 (-52%)	-564.5
1965	ML1	NL	32	45	3	4	1	0	0	2	2	19	.089	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	ATL	NL	27	59	5	7	1	1	0	5	3	21	.119	.248 (-52%)	.309 (-48%)	.376 (-55%)	.685 (-52%)	-470.0
1967	ATL	NL	31	67	2	7	0	0	0	3	4	24	.104	.242 (-57%)	.306 (-50%)	.357 (-71%)	.663 (-61%)	-608.8
1968	HOU	NL	33	65	2	2	0	0	0	1	6	20	.031	.236 (-87%)	.298 (-62%)	.340 (-91%)	.638 (-78%)	-709.6
1969	HOU	NL	38	88	3	15	3	0	1	7	6	26	.170	.248 (-31%)	.320 (-30%)	.369 (-35%)	.689 (-33%)	-450.9
1970	HOU	NL	39	45	3	8	0	0	1	7	5	13	.178	—	—	—	—	-213.6
1971	HOU	NL	42	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	MON	NL	13	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			357	552	25	72	7	1	4	36	32	192	.130	—	—	—	—	-3,371

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Denny Lemaster — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	162	257	14	29	2	18	.113
Away	195	295	11	43	2	18	.146

Pitching — Home / Away

Denny Lemaster — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	162	862.0	810	316	272	617	3.30
Away	195	925.2	893	397	328	688	3.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

Denny Lemaster — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1972-06-21	WSN	CIN	L	0	0
1972-06-09	WSN	CIN	L	0	0
1972-06-02	WSN	HOU	L	0	0
1972-05-26	WSN	CHC	L	0	0
1972-05-20	WSN	PIT	L	0	0
1972-05-17	WSN	NYN	L	1	1
1972-05-16	WSN	NYN	L	0	0
1972-05-08	WSN	LAD	L	0	0
1972-05-03	WSN	SDP	L	0	0
1972-04-30	WSN	SFG	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Denny Lemaster — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1972-06-21	WSN	CIN	—	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1972-06-09	WSN	CIN	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1972-06-02	WSN	HOU	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1972-05-26	WSN	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1972-05-20	WSN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1972-05-17	WSN	NYN	—	2.1	6	6	6	1	2	1
1972-05-16	WSN	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1972-05-08	WSN	LAD	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1972-05-03	WSN	SDP	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1972-04-30	WSN	SFG	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Denny Lemaster — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	357	249	78	232	13	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Denny Lemaster — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	ML1	P	17	12	3	7	3	0
1963	ML1	P	46	31	12	26	2	1
1964	ML1	P	39	35	11	35	0	3
1965	ML1	P	32	23	10	23	3	1
1966	ATL	P	27	27	7	18	0	0
1967	ATL	P	31	31	7	35	0	0
1968	HOU	P	33	32	7	27	4	1
1969	HOU	P	38	37	12	33	0	1
1970	HOU	P	39	21	8	17	1	1
1971	HOU	P	42	0	1	10	0	1
1972	MON	P	13	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Denny Lemaster Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	357

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Denny Lemaster: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 15, 1962 and the final game on June 21, 1972, Denny Lemaster built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Milwaukee Braves (1962 to 1965), the Atlanta Braves (1966 through 1967), the Houston Astros (1968 to 1971), and the Montreal Expos (1972). At 6'1" and 182 pounds, Lemaster is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Lemaster threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Lemaster was born on February 25, 1939, in Corona, CA, USA. The bio records the death on July 24, 2024, in Loganville, GA, USA. Lemaster's full given name, per the bio, is Denver Clayton Lemaster.

The pitching table credits Lemaster with a 90-105 record and a 3.58 ERA in 357 games. Also on Lemaster's record: 1,305 strikeouts, 66 complete games, and 14 shutouts. Lemaster's 3.58 ERA was close to the 3.51 league figure for those seasons. Lemaster won 17 games in 1964, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 190 in 1963.

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Lemaster

What years did Denny Lemaster play?: Denny Lemaster played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1972.
Was Denny Lemaster a pitcher?: Yes. Denny Lemaster pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1305 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Denny Lemaster hit?: Denny Lemaster hit 4 career home runs with 72 hits.
What was Denny Lemaster's career batting average?: Denny Lemaster batted .130 over his career, with 72 hits in 552 at bats.
How many RBI did Denny Lemaster have?: Denny Lemaster drove in 36 runs in his career.
What was Denny Lemaster's career ERA?: Denny Lemaster finished with a 3.58 career ERA, going 90-105 with 1,305 strikeouts.